Director of Warehouse Operations

 Livermore, CA

Job ID:
6578
Job Title:
Director of Warehouse Operations
City & State:
Livermore, CA
Job Region:
West
Seniority:
Manager/Team Lead/Supervisor
Business Unit:
Facility/Terminal Environment
Service Offering:
Warehousing, Shipper (Manufacturer or Distributor), Non-Asset (Complex Supply Chain Solutions), Inventory Management
Our client is dedicated to the success of their customers by being the world-class provider of innovative technology and productivity solutions to the semiconductor industry. As a trusted, collaborative partner to the world’s leading semiconductor companies, they are a fundamental enabler of the silicon roadmap. In fact, today, nearly every advanced chip is built with their technology. Their innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services allow chipmakers to build smaller, faster, and better performing electronic devices. They combine superior systems engineering, technology leadership, a strong values-based culture, and unwavering commitment to customer success to accelerate innovation, enabling their customers to shape the future.

Job Type: Full-time

Director of Warehouse Operations
This role is responsible for the warehouse performance and delivery. The position will guide our client’s third-party operators by requiring accountability for operational performance KPI’s, resource planning, employee engagement and talent development. The position requires exceptional operational leadership and people leadership skills, with an emphasis on customer focus, innovation and planning. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator, with the ability to articulate a vision to our client’s third-party operations team to inspire performance. This position will have direct responsibility for a site-specific team that will drive customer service requirements. The position will have a continuous improvement mindset using analytical tools to define goals.

Responsibilities:
  • Serve as the primary contact for warehouse related activities.
  • Drive warehouse systems and programs that enhance our client’s internal customers’ user experience.  
  • Evaluate opportunities providing clear cost savings and service improvements.
  • Implementation of new programs focused on cost and service opportunities.
  • Develop automation proposals to drive space utilization, cost savings, and operational efficiency.
  • Guide warehouse audits to evaluate compliance levels and effectiveness of procedures, policies, controls.
  • Participate in new business continuity plan groups, identifying operational requirements early in the planning process.
  • Develop a partnership with demand planning, supply chain, transportation, and trade operations teams for operational flow.  
  • Continuously improving logistics and warehouse operational requirements.

Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 15 years’ experience in distribution, logistics, and transportation
  • Transportation Management Systems experience preferred.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Possess strong leadership skills including team facilitation, training, and motivation.
  • Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems with scalable and repeatable results.
  • Experience with implementing efficiency improvements.
  • Third party or equivalent site operation experience is required.
  • Proven understanding of statistics and strong analytic skills.
  • Knowledge of LEAN Six Sigma principles and standard project management processes.
  • Intuitive ability to recognize innovative opportunities.
  • Excellent communication skills; written and verbal communication skills.
  • Interpersonal skills to deal with all levels of the organization.

This position offers a competitive base salary.

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